https://shardlyn.com/blog Latest news, updates, and tutorials from the Shardlyn team. Learn about game server hosting, infrastructure, and best practices. en-us Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://shardlyn.com/blog/how-we-built-shardlyn-replacing-pterodactyl https://shardlyn.com/blog/how-we-built-shardlyn-replacing-pterodactyl Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT What we learned building an infrastructure-first game server platform: architecture decisions, tradeoffs, and why we chose a control-plane + agent model. architecture control-plane docker multi-cloud pterodactyl-alternative 6 1432 https://shardlyn.com/blog/announcing-shardlyn-v1 https://shardlyn.com/blog/announcing-shardlyn-v1 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT An inside look at Shardlyn v1 and our infrastructure-first approach to game server operations across six supported cloud providers. announcement waitlist infrastructure 2 544 https://shardlyn.com/blog/multi-cloud-game-server-hosting https://shardlyn.com/blog/multi-cloud-game-server-hosting Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Deploy game servers across Hetzner, AWS, OCI, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Azure from one workflow. Learn practical multi-cloud placement strategies. multi-cloud infrastructure aws hetzner oci gcp digitalocean azure 2 505 https://shardlyn.com/blog/securing-game-servers-rbac-mfa https://shardlyn.com/blog/securing-game-servers-rbac-mfa Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT A practical security deep dive covering RBAC, MFA, token management, encrypted credentials, and audit trails for production game infrastructure. security rbac mfa api 2 507 https://shardlyn.com/blog/automated-backups-disaster-recovery https://shardlyn.com/blog/automated-backups-disaster-recovery Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Shardlyn handles S3-compatible backups, scheduled snapshots, restore testing, and cross-cloud recovery with clear RPO/RTO guidance. backups disaster-recovery reliability 2 510 https://shardlyn.com/blog/metrics-aggregation-explained https://shardlyn.com/blog/metrics-aggregation-explained Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT How Shardlyn collects and aggregates metrics with a three-tier storage model, plan-aware retention, and unified multi-cloud observability. infrastructure metrics monitoring 3 647 https://shardlyn.com/blog/git-deploy-automate-game-server-updates https://shardlyn.com/blog/git-deploy-automate-game-server-updates Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Run safer game server updates with Git Deploy, webhook automation, branch strategy, and rollback-friendly operational practices. git-deploy automation gitops devops 2 533